Author Archives: William Perrin

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About William Perrin

Active in Kings Cross London and South Oxfordshire, founder of Talk About Local, helping people find a voice online and a trustee of The Indigo Trust , Good Things Foundation and ThreeSixtyGiving as well as Connect8.

Kings Cross Parents’ Austrian Delights, Sacher Torte & Kaffee Melange Bitte!

Posted on October 26, 2008 by William Perrin

Parents at Kings Cross are now able to enjoy Vienna Style coffee and tart at the most unsuspecting of all locations:  On Coram Fields Children Play Grounds.  The old small cafeteria  which was wasting away over the last few years … Continue reading →

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Correction – Tolpuddle event planning meeting Nov3rd NOT Oct27th – still at the Mitre

Posted on October 24, 2008 by William Perrin

Apols – occasionally we get things wrong. But if you are sitting in the Mitre on the 27th wondering where everybody is, relax it's a great place to soak up the local culture.

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Tolpuddle celebration – planning meeting Monday 27th in The Mitre

Posted on October 23, 2008 by William Perrin

Lisa Tang has commented with news of a meeting to begin plannning for the Tolpuddle Celebration next year.  The Mitre is on Copenhagen St near the entrance to Edward Square. 'David Renton has organised a meeting to start planning the … Continue reading →

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Sartorial Gallery new in Kings Cross

Posted on October 20, 2008 by William Perrin

Kings Cross has another new contemporary art gallery to add to the Pangolin and Gagosian.  The Sartorial has moved over from Notting Hill into the perhaps unlikely setting of Argyle Square, just south of the Euston Road.  Full address – … Continue reading →

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CreateKX Runs VisitKX

Posted on October 20, 2008 by William Perrin

Whether you’re a community arts group, a pub or a cinema, if you run any kind of cultural programme VisitKX is here to help you. For free. On VisitKX you’ll: share some of your ideas and find out what the … Continue reading →

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Lisa Pontecorvo joins the Tolpuddle Martyrs and continues to keep an eye on Edward Square….

Posted on October 19, 2008 by William Perrin

Lisa Tang, Ed Davey and Alastair Murray, who sent in this picture have drawn my attention to the touching inclusion of Lisa Pontecorvo in the Tolpuddle Martyrs mural near the entrance to Edward Square off Copenhagen Street.  It seems so … Continue reading →

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Arson attack – Rufford Street

Posted on October 15, 2008 by William Perrin

Some pictures of an arson attack at the end of Rufford Street when some bins were set alight.  A local contributor says: ‘two youths came back hours later…boasting about arson and petrol’.  Fortunately no one was hurt, not even in … Continue reading →

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Green fingered volunteers expanding to pastures new

Posted on October 15, 2008 by William Perrin

Gillian O’Brien has sent in this great little piece about the local British Trust for Conservation Volunteers . ‘Tucked away in the shadow of the very modern Kings Place building is a charitable organisation that has been running conservation projects … Continue reading →

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